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to everybody in america but the speaker. mr. speaker, get back to ohio and ask some of those families about whether middle-class families should pay higher taxes january 1. the answer's clear. they should not. it is within this power of the speaker john boehner to bring to the floor of the house today, today a measure that passed the senate in july, that will protect families making $250,000 a year or less. what i hear from the speaker is we won't protect middle-class families until you agree to raise the retirement age, the eligibility age for medicare. well, i have said to all who have asked, i believe in entitlement reform. i believe medicare going broke in 12 years is a serious challenge to all of us, but i am loathe to see us make a policy change in medicare in the closing days of this month that we have to live with and can't explain. here's the part you can't complain. if you increase the eligibility age from medicare to 65 to 67, what's a person to do who retires at 63 or 64 with a medical condition? where are they going
to everybody in america but the speaker. mr. speaker, get back to ohio and ask some of those families about whether middle-class families should pay higher taxes january 1. the answer's clear. they should not. it is within this power of the speaker john boehner to bring to the floor of the house today, today a measure that passed the senate in july, that will protect families making $250,000 a year or less. what i hear from the speaker is we won't protect middle-class families until you agree...
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america's next top model and project runway are among the tv hits giving a new look at the modeling industry. show stars heidi klum and tyra banks have turned their modeling careers into multi-million dollar ventures. supermodel erin j. morgart joins us with the inside scoup. she is a supermodel of course, and i should point out you are harvard-educated and a member of mensa. and you are not the norm. so why do you think you were so successful at turning a deling career into more of a business venture? > > thank you for having me on the show. i believe that the reason why i have been successful is because i have hired the right people, i have gone the right path, i have hired a publicist, which is imperative, i have hired a manager, i have done photo shoots with the right people, i have avoided the pitfalls that many models fall into. i am a person of faith, and i believe that using that intelligence has guided me in my career, and i am branding myself as not only a model, but a person, a brand. > how can somebody out there make sure that they don't run into those pitfalls, that they make th
america's next top model and project runway are among the tv hits giving a new look at the modeling industry. show stars heidi klum and tyra banks have turned their modeling careers into multi-million dollar ventures. supermodel erin j. morgart joins us with the inside scoup. she is a supermodel of course, and i should point out you are harvard-educated and a member of mensa. and you are not the norm. so why do you think you were so successful at turning a deling career into more of a business...
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because this is america. and we don't just make things you want, we make things you didn't even know you wanted. like a spoon fork. spray cheese. and jeans made out of sweatpants. so grab yourself some new prilosec otc wildberry. [ male announcer ] one pill each morning. 24 hours. zero heartburn. satisfaction guaranteed or your money back. satisfaction guaranteed tired of fees piling up introducing chase liquid. the reloadable card with no fee reloads and withdrawals at chase atms. all for one flat monthly fee so there's zero confusion. get rid of prepaid problems. get chase liquid. >>> welcome back to "hardball." about 10,000 demonstrators took to the michigan state capital today as labor supporters protested two right to work bills in the state long known for its proud union history. the bills would mean workers would not have to join a union or be forced to pay dues, and those bills are headed to the governor's desk right now. republican governor rick snyder had in the past said right to work was a divisiv
because this is america. and we don't just make things you want, we make things you didn't even know you wanted. like a spoon fork. spray cheese. and jeans made out of sweatpants. so grab yourself some new prilosec otc wildberry. [ male announcer ] one pill each morning. 24 hours. zero heartburn. satisfaction guaranteed or your money back. satisfaction guaranteed tired of fees piling up introducing chase liquid. the reloadable card with no fee reloads and withdrawals at chase atms. all for one...
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well 30 years ago marked the major beginning of the decline of unionization in america. since the year 2000, the median wage is now 8% below adjusted for inflation what it was then and the attack on labor unions continues. right now in contrast to the 1950s, 1960s and early 1970s when more than a third were labor unions, right now fewer than 7% of workers are unionized. yet apparently that's still too much for the radical right for the billionaires, for the koch brothers, for sheldon adelson and others who have been fighting unions for years. they now in the heartland in michigan with republican majority, in a lame duck session of the michigan legislature they are pushing through anti-union so-called right-to-work legislation. >> eliot: look we certainly don't want to appear as though we're ignoring the other multitude of factors that relate here. technology globalization. as you point out as the percentage of workers in unions has dissipated. only 7% are in unions in the work force the power of unions has withered and the negotiating power of workers has diminished comp
well 30 years ago marked the major beginning of the decline of unionization in america. since the year 2000, the median wage is now 8% below adjusted for inflation what it was then and the attack on labor unions continues. right now in contrast to the 1950s, 1960s and early 1970s when more than a third were labor unions, right now fewer than 7% of workers are unionized. yet apparently that's still too much for the radical right for the billionaires, for the koch brothers, for sheldon adelson...
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the governance of our countrytae and may god continue to blast the united states of america. i yield the floor. >> the senator from indiana. >> i rise today in services ric senator richard lugar and to pat tribute to his legacy. i have served alongside him as the junior senator from indiana during my i tour, to tours of service here in the united states senate. make all of us to seek public service want to make a difference. certainly senator lugar has donl at.loped a at an early age he developed a passion for knowledge and a native of indianapolis, he was valedictorian at short ridge has cool. then and still a distinguished institutionition where knowledgt at the forefront of everythingfr down in a school.s, is also one of our former members, ted stevens, is also a graduate fron short range high-school.ictorian dick lugar went on to become valedictorian in college when he graduated from denison universi university with a degree in a economics. he w college at oxford university as a rhodes scholar and obtained a second pass as degree and aar master's degree in politics, niilo
the governance of our countrytae and may god continue to blast the united states of america. i yield the floor. >> the senator from indiana. >> i rise today in services ric senator richard lugar and to pat tribute to his legacy. i have served alongside him as the junior senator from indiana during my i tour, to tours of service here in the united states senate. make all of us to seek public service want to make a difference. certainly senator lugar has donl at.loped a at an early...
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once again, two different societies in america. since 1990, life expectancy for the least educated whites has decreased, decreased by four years. and now the argument is that we can increase the medicare eligibility age to 67 because people are living longer. hello? who is living longer, those who have higher incomes. those who don't, those who work with their hands, whether they are a made cleaning a hotel room, a farmer or a coal miner or any other task which is labor-intensive and physical labor-intensive. by the time they are at 65, their body is broken and to deny them the opportunity, i can tell you everybody i meet who's not 65, wants to live long enough to get to 65 and medicare. and so for our republican friends, their principal negotiator has put on the table, the speaker of the house has put on the table, let's raise the eligibility age. january, you were talking about this earlier. this is a fundamental dichotomy in how we value our seniors, how we value each other, how we are compassionate. ms. jackson lee: can i say o
once again, two different societies in america. since 1990, life expectancy for the least educated whites has decreased, decreased by four years. and now the argument is that we can increase the medicare eligibility age to 67 because people are living longer. hello? who is living longer, those who have higher incomes. those who don't, those who work with their hands, whether they are a made cleaning a hotel room, a farmer or a coal miner or any other task which is labor-intensive and physical...
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this is about democracy and about america. also want to say for economic development, governor snyder was just bragging yesterday 144,000 jobs since he's been governor. most of those created by the auto industry through collective bargaining. we sat down with ford, general motors, and chrysler, our membership made sacrifices so we could get more economic development, more product, investment. billions of dollars is going into michigan because of unions and collective bargaining helping not just union workers but workers, all workers throughout the state. and you know, chris, and i know, in right to work states, average income is down, average wages is down, not as much pension or retirement security is in union states, less spending on k through 12 education, less spending on infrastructure. why? because workers make less, less tax revenue coming in. right to work is bad for americans. >> why do people like the koch brothers oppose unionization, mr. hagerstrom? >> unions will continue to thrive and to go forward. this gives in
this is about democracy and about america. also want to say for economic development, governor snyder was just bragging yesterday 144,000 jobs since he's been governor. most of those created by the auto industry through collective bargaining. we sat down with ford, general motors, and chrysler, our membership made sacrifices so we could get more economic development, more product, investment. billions of dollars is going into michigan because of unions and collective bargaining helping not just...
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i call it not the democratic caucus but america as caucus. i'm very proud of that and the things that we were able to accomplish. it's always good to see a new come in, the caucus is where you hold a leadership responsible for what their agenda and goals are throughout the year. xavier and joe i think will do a very good job. host: representative john larson leaving the chairmanship of the democratic caucus but not leaving congress. getting ready to start his eighth term in representing connecticut's first district. if thanks for your time. you're welcome. host: we will be looking at social security, next. stephen ohlemacher will join us, followed by roundtable discussion. first news update from c-span radio. >> its data clock 33 eastern. defense secretary leon panetta is in afghanistan today. in remarks to about 100 u.s. service members inside an aircraft hangar at a desert base, he thanked them for their service and emphasized that the u.s. is winding down its involvement in the war. he also said that president obama will decide in the next
i call it not the democratic caucus but america as caucus. i'm very proud of that and the things that we were able to accomplish. it's always good to see a new come in, the caucus is where you hold a leadership responsible for what their agenda and goals are throughout the year. xavier and joe i think will do a very good job. host: representative john larson leaving the chairmanship of the democratic caucus but not leaving congress. getting ready to start his eighth term in representing...
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. >> and get this. 160 ceos from america's biggest companies are also now saying it's time to raise taxes on the rich. but, speaker john boehner is sticking to his talking points; at least publically. he's refusing to budge. >> the longer the white house slow walks this discussion, the pa closer we get to this year's fiscal close. >> boehner can blame the president all he wants. the reality is americans want to compromise. a new nbc wall street journal shows 65% want both sides to come together and make a deal. but that's not what's been happening in these talks. president obama made his opening offer, the republicans responded. the president then came back with a counter offer that included some concessions, so far so good. that's how negotiations work. but, then, republicans went the other way. they came back with an offer that was even more out of bounds than the first one. nbc news reports boehner now wants to make the bush tax cuts for the rich permanent. what's he thinking? we're going in the wrong direction in this country when it comes to economic fairness. incomes for the top 20%
. >> and get this. 160 ceos from america's biggest companies are also now saying it's time to raise taxes on the rich. but, speaker john boehner is sticking to his talking points; at least publically. he's refusing to budge. >> the longer the white house slow walks this discussion, the pa closer we get to this year's fiscal close. >> boehner can blame the president all he wants. the reality is americans want to compromise. a new nbc wall street journal shows 65% want both...
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turkish journalism has reported that the new america foundation. two men have returned from the country into the to the west can do more to help the syrian people. [inaudible conversations] >> welcome, everyone. welcome to c-span on the audience. i am very excited about today's events. we have two people with us that have recently come from syria that are able to give us an insight on the perspective of something that is hard to come by. in the context of the syria. to my far right is mohammed ghanem, he has a bachelor's degree in english literature, as well as graduate degree in translation from damascus university. he went on to earn a degree in conflict transformation from the center of justice and peace at the eastern mennonite university in harrisburg, virginia, and he has fought as assistant professor at princeton university. he is a long-term activists. he was active in the early days as a strategist for nonviolence. he is currently taking on the role of administrator consoles which we intend to focus on today. to my immediate right is ihan
turkish journalism has reported that the new america foundation. two men have returned from the country into the to the west can do more to help the syrian people. [inaudible conversations] >> welcome, everyone. welcome to c-span on the audience. i am very excited about today's events. we have two people with us that have recently come from syria that are able to give us an insight on the perspective of something that is hard to come by. in the context of the syria. to my far right is...
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we're here for the children of america, for the grandchildren of america. i guess i have a more selfish motive. i'm here for my four children. age 6 and under. abbey, ava, anna and tucker. each of them individually currently owns a share of our national debt. at $50,000 is the current tally. within a few years that will be roughly a $70,000 per child tab that they're going to have to pay off in the future. this is simply unacceptable. this is one of the reasons so many of us ran for congress, is to solve these very issues. we can't tax our way out of this challenge. taxes alone will just not cut it. i think instead we need a balanced approach. we need to both control spending and we need to increase the rate of economic growth in this country. when i say control spending, i'm prepared to put absolutely everything on the table and have an honest dialogue with my colleagues on both sides of the aisle. and we need to increase the rate of growth so we can grow more taxpayers in this country. and one way we do that is by simplifying our mind-numbingly complicate
we're here for the children of america, for the grandchildren of america. i guess i have a more selfish motive. i'm here for my four children. age 6 and under. abbey, ava, anna and tucker. each of them individually currently owns a share of our national debt. at $50,000 is the current tally. within a few years that will be roughly a $70,000 per child tab that they're going to have to pay off in the future. this is simply unacceptable. this is one of the reasons so many of us ran for congress,...
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it turns out, they're just like us, america. linsey davis has the story. >> reporter: just call them dancer, prancer and vixen. only it's not exactly their noses that are red, but their cheeks. flush with embarrassment, now that this holiday video from victoria's secret is making its way around the internet. >> oh. >> and not for the reason you might think. ♪ dawn we now, our gay apparel is it fa, la, la, la? >> reporter: they may seem well-rounded. but these christmas angels aren't as perfect as they look. at least when it comes to singing christmas carols. listen to them flubbing "deck the halls." ♪ deck the halls of boughs of honey ♪ >> reporter: the real beauty of it all, victoria's secret sees this as a selling point. >> a commercial like this can help to make the models a little more relatable. so, this is really a good way to sort of bring them down a little bit. >> la, la, la. come on, candles. work with me. >> reporter: of course, the victoria's secret angels aren't the only ones who allowed themselves to be the b
it turns out, they're just like us, america. linsey davis has the story. >> reporter: just call them dancer, prancer and vixen. only it's not exactly their noses that are red, but their cheeks. flush with embarrassment, now that this holiday video from victoria's secret is making its way around the internet. >> oh. >> and not for the reason you might think. ♪ dawn we now, our gay apparel is it fa, la, la, la? >> reporter: they may seem well-rounded. but these christmas...
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>> and now, bbc world news. >> this is bbc world news america are reporting from washington. syrian rebels have taken over the city of aleppo. there is freedom and of little else. we have a special report. >> this revolution was supposedly
>> and now, bbc world news. >> this is bbc world news america are reporting from washington. syrian rebels have taken over the city of aleppo. there is freedom and of little else. we have a special report. >> this revolution was supposedly